Sanae Mitsuoka
Also Known As: Michiko Shiroyama, 城山路子
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Keijo, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: January 05, 1935
Age: 90 years old
Gender: Female
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Enomoto's Heaven and Hell
Overview: Keita, after his death, was taken to the court of heaven as Defendant No. 1361, where his past was projected. He was formerly a favorite of the Meriken Circus troupe, yet he sinned by exposing a certain woman. During the screening, he realizes what he has done, and fate gives him a chance to redeem his sins.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-10-12
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Overview: A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa Era.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-10-20
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Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-10-07
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Yogoto no mesu-neko
Overview: Pink from 1965.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-11-23
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Iro Hell
Overview: Horror pinku from 1965.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-07-01
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Darling Escape
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-22
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Perverse Relations
Overview: A doctor, gynecologist, discover the corpse of his wife. His nurse advises to him to declare her death a simple heart attack, to clear himself without the slightest doubt. He refuses and calls the police force there. The interrogation of the doctor, then other witnesses, slowly reveals the truth of her demise…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-09-01
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The Bite
Overview: Koichi is a gigolo who is paid by a madame to seduce and have sex with various women while she and her clients secretly watch. He doesn't like what he's doing, but he needs the money to take care of his seriously ill mother. One day he's given the assignment to seduce a pretty waitress and they wind up falling in love. Koichi tells his madame that is going to quit, but she has other plans for him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-01
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Michi no Sex
Overview: A black and white movie by Osamu Yamashita.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-01
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With Songs in My Heart
Overview: Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-09-10
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The Challenge
Overview: Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-28
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
Overview: A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-07
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Sister with Sister
Overview: Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-12-09
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The Happy Family
Overview: Japanese family drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-01-28
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Four Hours of Terror
Overview: Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-30
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Overview: Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-01
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
Overview: A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take over a lucrative diamond mine business.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-09
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A Fishwife's Tale
Overview: Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological father who has fallen victim to an evil plot orchestrated by those who would take over his successful business.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-05-31
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Cosmetic Sales Competition
Overview: A cosmetics saleswoman falls for a rival executive.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-06-09
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The Boy Detectives Club – The Invisible Fiend
Overview: Seventh film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-02-25
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Points and Lines
Overview: Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-11-11
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The Boy Detectives Club – The No-Headed Man
Overview: Eighth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-03-25
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Love Letter
Overview: A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-12-13
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Chutaro of Banba
Overview: Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-03-29
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Gyakushû Orochimaru
Overview: An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-01-29
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G-Men in the Pacific
Overview: G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-22
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Overview: Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an argument between their two fathers. Can their love survive in spite of the bitterness between their two families?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-06
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Speed Crazy
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-20
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Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
Overview: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-07-21
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Deep River Melody
Overview: A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-13
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The Man of Seven Faces
Overview: Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-04-26
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Madam of the first class and husband of the third class
Overview: Domestic comedy produced by Shin Toho Studios directed by Komori Kiyoshi and starring Todoroki Yukiko and Ito Yunosuke.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-04-13
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Forbidden Technique to Tie a Lady
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Challenge from the Dead
Overview: The third and final installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-08
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Half Virgin
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-08-25
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Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō
Overview: Chiezo's two-guns-at-all-costs film, directed by Ozawa Shigehiro (Kengo Tengu Matsuri) from a screenplay by Matsuura Kenro (The Dice Magistrate). Shot by Nishikawa Shoei (I Am the Magician of Hell).
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-04-21
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